diff --git a/config/prod.exs b/config/prod.exs
index 968f596e0..4558e162e 100644
--- a/config/prod.exs
+++ b/config/prod.exs
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
 
 # Finally import the config/prod.secret.exs
 # which should be versioned separately.
-if File.exists?("./config/prod.secret.exs") do
-  import_config "prod.secret.exs"
+if File.exists?(System.get_env("PROD_SECRET_FILE", "./config/prod.secret.exs")) do
+  import_config System.get_env("PROD_SECRET_FILE", "./config/prod.secret.exs")
 else
   "`config/prod.secret.exs` not found. You may want to create one by running `mix pleroma.instance gen`"
   |> IO.warn([])